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The Riu Playacar is a charming and colourful Caribbean style resort, located opposite a lovely white sandy beach surrounded by lush tropical gardens, just 15 minutes from the heart of Playa del Carmen.
This property features 386 spacious guestrooms with a full range of amenities including a mini-bar and liquor dispenser. Our guests enjoy a full range of sports and entertainment activities, such as Riu's famous theme shows, not to mention the superb international buffet and superb restaurants, as well as the assortment of facilities available at our sister properties within the Riu Resort complex.
With its relaxing atmosphere, Riu Playacar is the perfect holiday choice for families, singles or couples. |
Location
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Located in the Yucatan peninsula, 3 km / 1.9 miles from Playa del Carmen
In the Playacar resort area, along with the Riu Palace Mexico, Riu Palace Riviera Maya, Riu Yucatan and the ClubHotel Riu Tequila hotels
Main building and 2-storey bungalow complex
Located on the beach
Complimentary sun loungers on the beach
Surrounded by 16,000 m2/19,000 sq. yards of lush gardens
Mexican Street, next to Riu Yucatan
100 m/325 ft. from various shops
55 km/34 miles from Cancun Int’l. Airport
Credit cards accepted: Visa, MasterCard, Amex, Diners
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Activities
 
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All-Inclusive food and beverages
All meals at on-site restaurants
All snacks
Unlimited domestic and imported alcoholic beverages,
Minibar drinks
In-room liquor dispenser beverages
Lunch, snacks, and drinks at Riu Yucatan
Taxes and gratuities
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Water sports
Snorkel gear
Windsurfers
Catamarans
Kayaks
Body boards
Aqua aerobics
Water bicycling
Sailing
Introductory scuba-diving lesson in pool
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Recreation
The majority of recreational activities and facilities described below are included in the room rate for this resort.
Children have their own swimming pool and playground to enjoy at Riu Playacar. Two large pools, two lighted, hard-surface tennis courts, and gear for various water sports provide plenty of recreational opportunities. For workouts, guests can head to the fitness center on Mexican Street at Riu Yucatan.
Playacar Club de Golf is a par 72, 18-hole course in Playa del Carmen, 1 km (less than a mile) away. The Riviera Maya is famous for water activities, horseback riding, biking, and hiking. All off-site sports incur surcharges. |
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Rooms
The majority of amenities, activities, and gratuities at this resort are included in the room rate; guests will not be charged extra for the majority of amenities and activities (scroll up to the All-Inclusive Details section for more information).
Riu Playacar offers 396 guestrooms and suites, housed in two three-story wings of the main building. All rooms at the Playacar resort have either a terrace or balcony and garden views. Ambience is Caribbean with ceramic tile floors, flowered drapes, and rattan furniture.
Cable/satellite TV
Balcony
Ceiling fan
Air conditioning
Bottled water in room
Minibar
Wake-up calls
Housekeeping daily
Complimentary toiletries
Hair dryer
Shower only
Child care (in room, surcharge)
Iron/ironing board (on request)
In-room safe
Smoking rooms
Rollaway beds
Cribs (infant beds) available
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Property Amenities
The majority of amenities, activities, and gratuities at this resort are included in the room rate; guests will not be charged extra for the majority of amenities and activities.
Just 3 km (2 miles) from the town of Playa del Carmen, this resort offers both beachfront relaxation and a tropical retreat into 1.6 hectares (4 acres) of lush garden. The resort has a Caribbean flavor with buildings painted tropical colors of yellow, pink, and green. Its friendly ambience and slightly smaller scale attracts mostly families.
After enjoying the two pools, children’s pool, and spa tub, guests can stroll the 100 meters (330 feet) to Mexican Street, in front of sister resort, Riu Yucatan. Mexican Street houses a fitness center for guests of all four Riu resorts in the area, along with a privately operated spa offering a menu of massage, beauty, and hair treatments and services (surcharge); use of the sauna and spa tub is complimentary. The street also hosts jewelry, photo, handcrafted items, and souvenir shops.
Private beach
Swimming pool - outdoor
Poolside bar
Swim-up bar
Swimming pool - children's
Full-service health spa
Sauna
Use of nearby fitness center
Fitness equipment
Restaurant(s) in hotel
Bar/lounge
Parking (free)
Internet access in public areas
Internet access in public areas
Computer rental
Multilingual staff
24-hour front desk
Doorman/doorwoman
Security guard
Number of floors: 3
Babysitting or child care
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Ask the Tripguy
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Air transportation and ground transportation are NOT required. We only need reservations for the Hotel part of the vacation.
Resort: Secrets Maroma Beach
Arrival: January 17th
Depart: January 24th
We're ready to book in the next few days as all other arrangements have been made.
Thanks!
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| Sent you great rate via email - hope we can assist. |
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My husband and I were scheduled for our honeymoon this December at Sandals Whitehouse. However, we just found out that this resort closed unexpectedly until December 18th. Therefore, Sandals took it upon themselves to move our trip to Sandals Montego Bay. Although they upgraded us to a better room, I have read many bad reviews about this resort. What should I believe? I have the insurance on the trip, what are my options? HELP!!!
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| Sandals Montego Bay is a nice resort, just very different than that of Sandals Whitehouse. The beach is smaller and the property is older and it's right next to the airport so airport noise will be heard...
That being said, the resort is lively with a good location to explore the Montego Bay area....rooms are mostly renovated and the food is the same as at Whitehouse.
If you have any questions or concerns, feel free to ask.
Also, if you haven't made final payment yet, you can still switch your reservation to work with an agency like ours, where we could put in further requests for upgrades, etc. at no additional cost.
Let me know if we can assist. Also, Sandals Whitehouse will be reopening, so if you really wanted that resort, we can assist you in delaying your trip until January.
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I'm looking for a all inclusive trip in Feb 0f 2010 that would be no more than 2000 dollars for my wife and I for 5 night. I have heard there are some great deals but is this realistic price or am I way to low?
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| There are plenty of opportunities that should be in your price range in both the Caribbean and Mexico - we'll be in touch via email with some options. |
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